Silvio Caldas [Import]

1. Faceira

2. Maria

3. Mimi

4. E Ela Nao Jurou

5. Tu Ary Barroso

6. Serenata

7. Vitoria

8. Mente Ao Meu Coracao

9. Sorris De Minha Dor

10. Na Aldeia

11. Coracao

12. Flor De Lotus

13. Nao Chora

14. Magoas De Um Trovador

15. Que E Que E

16. Suburbana

17. Violoes Em Funeral

18. Flamboyant

19. Nao Me Pergunte

20. O Silencio Do Cantor

Silvio Caldas,Silvio Caldas,Reviv,World Music

Average customer rating: Verdi: Opera LaTraviata The Sound is very listenable Come closer to Maria Callas Best of La Traviata and Maria Callas Simply the best...

Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Giuseppe Verdi , Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala , Carlo Maria Giulini , Maria Callas , Giuseppe di Stefano , Ettore Bastianini , Silvio Maionica , Luisa Mandelli , and Arturo La Porta Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Callas, Maria | ( C ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera); Maria Callas; Tito Gobbi; Giuseppe di Stefano Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ASIN: B00000630Y Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. La Traviata: Preludio (Orchestra)
2. La Traviata: Act One: Dell'invito trascorsa e gia l'lora
3. La Traviata: Act One: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici
4. La Traviata: Act One: Che e cio (coro/Violetta/Flora/Marchese/Barone/Dottore/Gaston/Alfredo)
5. La Traviata: Act One: Un di felice, eterea (Alfredo/Violetta)
6. La Traviata: Act One: Ebben? Che diavol fate? (Gastone/Violetta/Alfredo)
7. La Traviata: Act One: Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora (Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
8. La Traviata: Act One: E strano! E strano!
9. La Traviata: Act One: Ah, fors'e lui che l'anima
10. La Traviata: Act One: Follie! follie! Delirio vano e questo! (Violetta)
11. La Traviata: Act One: Sempre libera (Violetta - Alfredo)
12. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Lunge da lei
13. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: De' miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo)
14. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Annina, donde vieni?...Alfredo?...Per Parigi or or partiva (Alfredo/Annina/Violetta/Germont)
15. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Pura siccome un angelo
16. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Non sapete quale affetto
17. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Un di, quando le veneri
18. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Ah! dite alla giovine
19. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Imponete...Non amarlo ditegli
20. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Morro! La mia memoria (Germont/Violetta)
21. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Dammi tu forza, o cielo! (Violetta/Annina)
22. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Che fai?...Nulla (Alfredo/Violetta)
23. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Ah, vive sol quel core all'amore mio! (Alfredo/Commissionario/Germont)
24. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Di Provenza il mar (Germont /Alfredo)

Tracks:

1. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Avram lieta di maschere la notte (Flora/Marchese/Dottore)
2. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Noi siamo zingarelle (Coro/Flora/Marchese/Dottore)
3. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Di Madride noi siam mattadori (Coro/Gastone/Flora/Dottore/Marchese)
4. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Alfredo! Voi!
5. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Invitato a qui seguirmi
6. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Ogni suo aver tal femmina (Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
7. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende (Germont/Alfredo/Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
8. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core (Violetta/Germont/Alfredo/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
9. La Traviata: Act Three: Preludio (Orchestra)
10. La Traviata: Act Three: Annina? ...Comandate? (Violetta/Annina/Dottore)
11. La Traviata: Act Three: Teneste la promessa
12. La Traviata: Act Three: Addio, del passato (Violetta)
13. La Traviata: Act Three: Largo al quadrupede (Coro)
14. La Traviata: Act Three: Signora!... Che t'accadde?
15. La Traviata: Act Three: Parigi, o cara (Annina/Violetta/Alfredo)
16. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah, non piu, a un tempio
17. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah! gran Dio! Morir si giovine (Violetta/Alfredo)
18. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah! Violetta...Voi, signor!
19. La Traviata: Act Three: Prendi, quest'e l'immagine (Germont/Violetta/Alfredo)
20. La Traviata: Act Three: Se una pudica vergine (Violetta/Germont/Alfredo/Annina/Dottore)

Amazon.com essential recording

This live recording of the 1955 Visconti production at La Scala is the best of the available Maria Callas Traviatas. Aside from a minor pitch problem or two, she's in great voice, coloring phrases to reveal character and investing the coloratura with variety and passion. Her "Addio del passato" is heart-breaking. She fully captures Violetta's pride and vulnerability in the scene with Germont, though her partner, Ettore Bastianini, sings insensitively, if beautifully. Giuseppe Di Stefano is all one could ask for as Alfredo. Carlo Giulini conducts a performance that delivers all the lyricism and drama of the score. The recorded sound is primitive, but in EMI's latest transfer you can listen through it to a wondrous performance. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Verdi: Opera LaTraviata.......2007-07-04

Enjoyable recording,singers Maria Callas, DiStefano,Bastianini surperb. Clarity as if recently recorded. Orchestra and chorus fantastic.

The Sound is very listenable.......2007-01-05

Don't be put off by other reviewers' rants on the sound of this superb performance. If you're comfortable listening to some of the better Opera D'Oro sets, you'll find this more than satisfactory. I ordered it recently despite those complaints and am VERY glad I did. If you want to hear truly unforgivable EMI sound of a pirate Callas, listen to the MACBETH; you'll then see what a good job EMI did with this Callas performance. But if you decide you want the Lisbon TRAVIATA instead of this one, just about everyone says the Pearl is far superior to EMI in their remastering job.

Come closer to Maria Callas.......2007-01-03

This CD is a master piece of Maria Callas' performance. Together with Stefano, they created a milestone that their followers are difficult to overpass. Listen to this live, you feel you were back in 1955. The atmosphere it produced is fresh and new to the later generations. But because the record technique as mono, not stereo, if you feel untolerable for the mono, it will cut your expectation little bit. But generally, if you are really a fans of Maria Callas, you will definately like it.

Best of La Traviata and Maria Callas.......2006-11-13

Even though this recording is not stereophonic, you can still enjoy the marvelous voice of Maria Callas. You don't have to see her performance to understand how artistic she was. With her voice she was not actually singing, but she was acting as well. Not many singers could portrait Violetta's character like Maria Callas portraits in this particular recording. I would definitely recommend everyone who is interested in operas or not interested at all. La Traviata in general is a very light opera, so you do not have to be an opera buff to like it.

Simply the best..........2006-03-19

This recording of one of the greatest Verdi's opera is surely the best I've ever heard. Callas was at her top, others interprets are excellent also. A great historical piece of art.

Average customer rating: Opera for Children Great Opera for Children My six-year old liked it! Fun, accessible opera for you and your child to enjoy

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy-My Favourite Opera For Children Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Humperdinck, Engelbert | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Offenbach, Jacques | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rossini, Gioacchino | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Wagner, Richard | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Sutherland, Joan | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Troyanos, Tatiana | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! Classical Music for Children: A Toddler's Introduction to Classical Music The Classical Child at the Opera Children's Favorites David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" ASIN: B00000424Y Release Date: 1994-08-23

Tracks:

1. Carmen: Children's March
2. Carmen: Toreador Song
3. Carmen: Toreador Chorus
4. The Barber Of Seville: Largo Al Factotum
5. Faust: Soldiers' Chorus
6. Il travatore: Anvil Chorus
7. Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus
8. Die Walkure: The Ride Of The Valkyries
9. The Tales Of Hoffman: The Doll Song
10. Aida: Triumphal Choruses And March
11. The Magic Flute: Papageno's Song: A Birdcatcher Am I
12. The Magic Flute: Papagena! Papagena! Papagena!
13. The Magic Flute: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa
14. Hansel And Gretel: Brother, Come Dance With Me
15. Hansel And Gretel: I Am The Little Sandman
16. Hansel And Gretel: Children's Prayer
17. Hansel And Gretel: Song Of The Gingerbread Children
18. Hansel And Gretel: Ral-la-la-la, Ral-la-la-la

Customer Reviews:

Opera for Children.......2005-10-14

This is an excellent CD to introduce children to some of the more familiar operas. I would highly recommend this CD for children and also for adults who want to become familiar with opera.

Great Opera for Children.......2005-05-01

This CD is an excellent compilation of opera for children and adults alike. The operas that are represented on this disc are: Carmen, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Faust, Il Trovatore, Madama Butterfly, Die Walkure, Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Aida, Die Zauberflote, and Hansel und Gretel. People love the Children's March, as well as the Toreador Chorus, from the opera Carmen. The well known Toreador Song is performed on this CD by great bass- baritone Jose van Dam. Children who watch Bugs Bunny will recognize "Largo al factotum" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Sherrill Milnes performs the role of Figaro expertly, and his falsetto is evident in Figaro's famous patter aria. Great choruses, like the Soldier's Chorus from Faust, the Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore, the Triumphal Chorus from Aida, and the Humming Chorus from Madama Butterfly make appearences on this CD. The Doll Song from Les Contes d'Hoffmann is performed by soprano Joan Sutherland. She uses her voice to rise up and down, like a mechanical doll. My favorite German baritone, Hermann prey, performs Papageno's entrance aria from Die Zauberflote, as well was the duet with Papagena. Choruses from Hansel und Gretel round the CD.

My six-year old liked it!.......2001-04-02

My six year-old son enjoyed hearing this CD. We like to sing together, so we found many of the pieces quite alot. But to be honest, when we discovered the more recently released CD, The Classical Child AT the Opera, he went wild because all the pieces have been translateded into English, so it's much more enjoyable for us to sing along. So I would recommend it, but check out the other one as well -- your kids will be glad you did. All the best, Steven

Fun, accessible opera for you and your child to enjoy.......1999-11-05

I bought this CD for my then 3 year old son. He loved it then because it was the "Bugs Bunny" music he was familiar with from the cartoons. He listened to it for awhile then we put it away. After he turned 4, he said to me one day -- let's listen to opera, and now we listen to this CD every day. This music gets his blood going; he struts around his room when he listens to this. And, he is in every respect a typical boy who likes Pokemon and the Back Street Boys. So, I consider this CD successful in introducing opera to a youngster.

Average customer rating: Mas de 30 años despues... aun toca profundo One of his best albums No puedo creer que nadie haya comentado el mejor CD de Silvio...

Dias y Flores Silvio Rodriguez Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Unicornio Mujeres Causas Y Azares Oh Melancolia En Vivo en Argentina ASIN: B000268CUW Release Date: 2004-10-11

Tracks:

1. Como Esperando Abril
2. Playa Giron
3. Mayor
4. Verg
5. Sueon Serpientes
6. Pequeerenata Diurna
7. Esta Canci
8. Yo Digo Que Las Estrellas
9. En el Claro de La Luna
10. Santiago de Chile
11. Dias y Flores

Album Details

Originally Released in 1975. Digitally Remastered.

Customer Reviews:

Mas de 30 años despues... aun toca profundo.......2006-06-04

La musica de Silvio no envejece. El ejemplo perfecto es este album. Grabado en 1975, mas de 20 annos despues, retiene la misma frescura y candor de entonces. El album reune temas increibles, como es el caso de "Suenno con Serpientes" (versionada por numerosos artistas), "Pequenna Serenata Diurna", "Yo Digo Que Las Estrellas" y la cancion que le da nombre al album, todas autenticos himnos de la Trova Cubana y las generaciones que han aprendido a amar esta musica.

Es dificil otorgarle el titulo de mejor album de Silvio, no porque no sea genial, sino porque Silvio tiene decenas de canciones inolvidables desperdigadas a lo largo y ancho de su profusa discografia. Entonces, siendo el album inicial de Silvio, lo dejaremos como un album que marco pauta en su momento, hace mas de 30 annos y hoy en dia sigue teniendo vigencia a nivel lirico y musical.

One of his best albums.......2006-03-06

When he launched this album back in the mid seventies, it became an immediate success both in Cuba and abroad, especially in all of Latin America and Spain. Today is a true classic, and it's a must to anyone who collects or likes his music. Días y Flores (Days and Flowers) contains some of his best poetry and of his best music. It proves that Silvio is an artist in the broadest sense of the word.

No puedo creer que nadie haya comentado el mejor CD de Silvio..........2005-07-23

... pero aqui vamos.

Este es simple y llanamente el mejor album de Silvio (Yo tengo 8 CDs de SR) y si no fuera por este disco, adicionalmente con "Te doy una cancion", "Cancion del Elegido" y "Ojala", nadie supiera de la existencia de este gran trovador cubano.

Es un disco de mediados de la decada del 70, tiempos de la "Nueva Trova" o "Nueva Cancion", todas las canciones son excelentes, si, todas. La perfeccion de este disco solo es comparable a "Mediterraneo" de Serrat, o el "IV" de Led Zepellin, perdonando que junte peras con manzanas, y que no me salen los acentos.

Average customer rating: Beautiful with excellent sound engineering and singing Beautiful performances and some nice surprises Heavenly Marvelous sound Gorgeous choral voices surrounding you

Chanticleer: Magnificat (A Capella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria, and Others) Chanticleer , William Cornysh , John Taverner , Claudio Monteverdi , Vasily Polikarpovich Titov , Tomas Luis de Victoria , Vassili Polikarpovich Titov , Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Josquin Desprez , and Marianne Kach Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Cornysh | Cornysh, William | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Taverner | Taverner, John | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mysteria Sing We Christmas Chanticleer: A Portrait Our American Journey Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection ASIN: B00004SDN3 Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria
2. Ave Maria, Mater Dei
3. Magnificat
4. Stabat Virgo Maria
5. Maria, Quid Ploras
6. The Angel Cried Out
7. Regina Caeli Laetare
8. Alma Redemptoris Mater
9. Ave Maris Stella
10. O Thou Joy Of All The Sorrowful
11. Ave Regina Caelorum A 8
12. Ave Maria A 4
13. Salve Regina A 5

Amazon.com

In the wake of its previous, Grammy-winning disc of contemporary madrigals (Colors of Love), the all-male a cappella ensemble that calls itself Chanticleer--in homage to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales --comes home to roost in this theme album of early music. After all, this is the territory that Chanticleer first staked out when the group banded together in 1978, and the return is most welcome. Magnificat offers manifold rewards, from the sensitive, imaginative culling of its program to the warmth and lithe interweaving of vocal layers in its execution (vividly recorded in splendid 20/24-bit process at the Skywalker Ranch)--not to mention the capsule music history that it traces. Like depictions of the Annunciation in medieval and Renaissance paintings, musical settings of texts that are centered on Mary abound during this period. Chanticleer's anthology includes familiar gems (the hymn "Ave Maris Stella"), but the group is delightfully unpredictable in many of its choices: examples of the polychoral sacred music of Russian Vasily Titov, contrafactum reworkings of two Monteverdi madrigals to Marian texts, and a full Magnificat setting by Tudor master John Taverner. The latter gives a microcosm of Chanticleer's vocal versatility, presenting stern, unadorned plainsong side-by-side with melodies that blossom like tendrils. Or listen to the ensemble's dynamic control, from the exultant climaxes of the Titov choral concerto to the achingly beautiful, held diminuendo on the second Monteverdi piece. Most impressive of all is that Chanticleer manages to avoid the bane of a cappella groups--a bland, homogenized sameness of sound--through its subtle variations in color and thoughtful musicality. A real treasure. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful with excellent sound engineering and singing.......2007-06-27

I got what I wanted ---some absolutely beautiful compositions with exquiste voices.
Should be a grammy nominee

Beautiful performances and some nice surprises.......2005-06-17

This is a nice anthology of Renaissance music encompassing key composers of both the Prima and Seconda Prattica, including one or two less known names. The uniting theme is that of they are all in praise of the Virgin Mary. Most of these works are old war horses such as the Josquin Ave Maria which is beautifully performed. Their tempo for the Josquin is similar to that of the spacious approach of the Hilliard Ensemble, and unless you like this music performed at breakneck speed you will likely find this performance perfectly satisfying. If you are interested in an anthology of Renaissance music then this is a great choice, however for those of us with a strong interest in music of this period what really makes this essential listening is the two extraordinary pieces by Vasily Titov.

Titov composed at the time of Tsar Peter the Great's modernisation drive in Russia. He brought in composers from the West and Titov's music represents a marriage of the Italian compositional styles of the Seconda Prattica with the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. Like the grand architecture of St Petersburgs, and the Hermitage this is an fascinating mixture of Western influences with distinctly Russian ones. The twelve part polychoral writings have some of the dark solemnity of Russian Orthodox music while clearly being heavily influenced by the likes of Monteverdi, Gabrielli, Lassus and Palestrina. Perhaps a more authentically Russian approach to this music would have given far more prominence to the basses, but this still has trumendous impact. It makes it strange that there is so much interest in composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Moussorsky, Shostakovich and the like but the Early Music movement have yet to catch up with Eastern Europe - Titov is very easily their equal and I would welcome more substantial recordings devoted to exploring this neglected composer.

This is a great recording recommended both to a general audience as well as to lovers of Renaissance music alike. The recorded sound is natural and full bodied. You can pick out individual voices in the chorus without them being drowned into an amorphous porridge of sound - a sign of a good recording. Still, I have heard wider sound staging and a wider dynamic range, so for all its virtues this is almost - but not quite - audiophile quality. Clearly a SACD format DSD recording would have been preferable.

Heavenly.......2003-01-04

This is one of my first two DVD-audio discs. Some tracks are recorded from the audience perspective, with the choir across the front and cathedral ambience all around, and those are beautiful, but I gotta say I love the, "choir-around the room" recordings a little more. Track 3 in particular has the choir "doubled" with parts recorded seperately with the choir at the rear of the cathedral, a then they moved 'em all down front, and stuck the tracks together through the magic of digital editing. I don't have a DVD-audio player yet so I'm just listening to the compressed Dolby 5.1 tracks. Can't imagine it sounding any better, though. Get this disc. Seriously, do it so you can go to heaven!

Marvelous sound.......2002-03-08

This recording wraps you up in a gorgeous sonority, and I'm only listening in stereo. I can't wait to hear it when I fill out my speaker ensemble.

Gorgeous choral voices surrounding you.......2002-02-03

I hesitated to buy this disc until a friend told me he knew one of the members of Chanticleer; then again I also had nothing like it in my collection. The sound is rich and resonant. You should know it is recorded realistically, in a variety of soundfields, i.e. sometimes there is a processional from front to rear, sometimes choruses on upper left/right, or from all around you, depending on the material. If that sounds disconcerting be assured it isn't. This is a beautiful and soothing disc with a nice variety to it, and the sound is wonderful.

Average customer rating: Une merveille Gracias maestro! ERASE DE UN DISCO IMPRESCINDIBLE!!!!!!!!!! Recopilación Necesaria

Erase Que Se Era Silvio Rodríguez Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cita con Ángeles En Vivo en Argentina Dias y Flores Unicornio El Mundo Cabe en una Cancion ASIN: B000HEZC5C Release Date: 2006-11-06

Tracks:

1. Oda a Mi Generaci
2. Todo el Mundo Tiene Su Moncada
3. No Aparezcas MSin Avisar
4. Mde una Vez
5. Den Que Voy a Partir
6. Palabras
7. Nunca He Cre Que Alguien Me Odia
8. Terez
9. Jugith
10. Martianos
11. Cancie La Trova
12. Seguidor de Arcoiris
13. Una Mujer

Tracks:

1. Papalote
2. Fusil Contra Fusil
3. Matador
4. Hoy Es La Vera de Siempre
5. Por Muchos Lugares
6. Cuas Veces al D
7. Barquero
8. Discurso Fe
9. Epistolario del Subdesarrollo
10. DespuQue Canta el Hombre
11. ase Que Se Era
12. Que Levante La Mano La Guitarra
13. Espistolario de Subdesarrollo [Multimedia Track]

Album Details

2006 Release by the Controversial Member of the Cuban Parliament Presents 25 Songs that were Originally Composed Between 1967 and 1972. Includes an Enhanced Featurette About the Artist.

Customer Reviews:

Une merveille.......2007-01-23

Ce double CD est génial ! Comme on dit chez nous : chic et pas cher. Je suis un grand fan de musique cubaine et ce Silvio Rodriguez se classe dans le top 5 de ma collection.
Je ne comprends toujours pas pourquoi on ne trouve pas d'extraits musicaux d'un tel artiste et particulièrement cette dernière réalisation sur Amazon. Pour ma part j'ai acheté les yeux fermés et je ne le regrette pas.
Viva Cuba y viva Silvio.

Gracias maestro!.......2006-12-09

Me alegra muchísimo que Silvio se haya animado a regalarnos esta colección de joyas. Este CD doble es increíble. Gracias maestro!

ERASE DE UN DISCO IMPRESCINDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-12-05

NO HAY MUCHO QUE COMENTAR DE ESTA EDICION INCREIBLE..SOLO HAY QUE ESCUCHARLA Y TRANSPORTARSE CASI 40 AÑOS ATRAS...CON UNA SITUACION SOCIAL INCANDESCENTE Y UNA SENSIBILIDAD A LA DERIVA...SOBRE UN OCEANO DE INCERTIDUMBRE..PLAYA GIRON...AFRICA...EL SOL QUEMA, COMO QUEMA LA POESIA QUE ESCUPEN ESTAS CANCIONES, ESTA SUCESION IMPERDIBLE DE POESIA POR MOMENTOS ALTIVA, ORGULLOSA, TRISTE, DESESPERANZADA Y NADA OBSECUENTE....DE LA CERCANA EPOCA DE "AL FINAL DE ESTE VIAJE" NOS ENCONTRAMOS CON UN SILVIO DESGAJANDO VERDADES ENVUELTAS EN JUVENTUD, RABIA Y COMPROMISO.....BOOKLET PRECIOSO, CON LETRAS Y LA EXPLICACION DE CADA TEMA, SUS MOTIVACIONES Y SENTIDO.....OTRA OBRA DIGNA DE UNA DE LAS VOCES MAS CREIBLES Y SINCERAS DE LATINOAMERICA. REPITO: IMPRESCINDIBLE!!!!!!!!

Recopilación Necesaria.......2006-09-21

Silvio nos regala con este disco canciones que sólo habíamos escuchados en concierto, o en gastadas copias de copias de viejos casettes. Esta colección es imprescindible, tanto del punto de vista histórico como musical, es tan rico saber que existe, que aun tenemos a un Silvio regalándonos el placer de su música.

Las canciones incluidas son (las pongo porque en Amazon no están aún)
CD1:
01 Oda a mi Generación
02 Todo el mundo tiene su Moncada
03 No aparezcas más sin avisar
04 más de una vez
05 El día en que voy a partir
06 Palabras
07 Nunca he creído que alguien me odia
08 Terezín
09 Judith
10 Martianos
11 La canción de la trova
12 El seguidor de arco iris
13 Una mujer

CD 2
01 El papalote
02 Fusil contra fusil
03 El matador
04 Hoy es la víspera de siempre
05 Por muchos lugares
06 Cuántas veces al día
07 El barquero
08 Discurso fúnebre
09 Epistolario del subdesarrollo
10 Después que canta el hombre
11 Érase que se era
12 Que levante la mano la guitarra

La única diferencia con los originales, que fueron grabados para siempre en la memoria hace muchos años ya, es la orquestación, los recuerdo sólo acompañados de guitarra.

Average customer rating: Get it! LIBERTAD, LIBERTAD, NADA MAS Y NADA MENOS....... Very interesting live performance Breathtaking oxxy

En Vivo en Argentina Silvio Rodríguez Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Unicornio Dias y Flores Erase Que Se Era Mujeres Causas Y Azares ASIN: B00005BJHM Release Date: 2001-02-15

Tracks:

1. Por Quien Merece Amor - Silvio Rodrez,
2. Te Doy Una Canci Silvio Rodrez,
3. TodavCantamos - Victor Heredia, Silvio Rodrez,
4. Oleo de Mujer Con Sombrero - Pablo Milan Silvio Rodrez,
5. Unicornio - Silvio Rodrez,
6. Ojal Silvio Rodrez, , Cuarteto Zupay
7. Cancirgente Para Nicaragua - Silvio Rodrez,
8. Historia de la Silla - Silvio Rodrez,
9. Yo Pisaras Called Nuevamente - Pablo Milan
10. A- Pablo Milan
11. Carito - Pablo Milan
12. Vida No Vade Nada - Pablo Milan
13. Yo No Te Pido - Pablo Milan
14. Vida y la Libertad - Pablo Milan
15. Yolanda - Pablo Milan Silvio Rodrez,
16. Pobre del Cantor - Cesar Isella, Pablo Milan
17. Cancion Todos - Victor Heredia, Cesar Isella, Pablo Milan Piero, Silvio Rodrez, , , Cuarteto Zupay

Album Details

Recorded live at Estadio Obras Abril in Argentina in 1984. Features the Cuban session players Eduardo Ramos (bass, back-up vocals, arrangements), Frank Bejerano (drums and bongos) and Jorge Aragon (keyboards). Also joining Milanes and Rodriguez onstage are the vocalists Leon Gieco, Piero, Victor Heredia, Cesar Isella, Antonio Tarrago Ros and Cuarteto Zupay.

Customer Reviews:

Get it!.......2007-01-19

I did not know what i was going to get when i purchased this cd, but now am i ever glad i got it. My new fav cd! The introduction of "todavia cantamos" with the crowd going nuts, gives me goose bumps everytime. Wish i could have the original record!

LIBERTAD, LIBERTAD, NADA MAS Y NADA MENOS..............2006-12-05

ESTA GRABACION CONLLEVA UN VALOR HISTORICO ESPECIAL...LOS QUE ESTUVIMOS AHI SENTIMOS COMO SE DERRUMBABAN AÑOS DE CRUELDAD, INJUSTICIA, TERROR Y DOLOR....LAS VOCES DE SILVIO Y PABLO DESPERTARON Y ANIMARON A UN PUEBLO HERIDO, SOTENIENDOLO CON LA AYUDA DE SUS PROPIOS CANTORES....CADA TEMA DE ESTA PLACA LATE POR SI SOLO Y RESPIRA UNA FRAGANCIA DE ESPERANZA Y LIBERACION TAN RARA EN ESOS TIEMPOS....MUSICALMENTE HAY DESACIERTOS, LA VERSION EN CD NO RESPETA EL VINILO DOBLE ORIGINAL..PERO ESO A QUIEN LE IMPORTA...?????TODAVIA ES POSIBLE VIBRAR, SENTIR, DISFRUTAR Y LLORAR DE EMOCION EN CADA ESCUCHA......QUIZAS NO REPRESENTE UN VALOR ESENCIAL EN LA DISCOGRAFIA DE ESTOS ARTISTAS, PERO LA OBRA EN SI, DIGNIFICA UN SENTIMIENTO DE LIBERTAD INIGUALABLE!

Very interesting live performance.......2005-12-20

English and spanish Overview:
- English: Silvio and Pablo Milanes, are the 2 most importants singers for the Nueva Trova Cubana movement. On this disk, the quality of the sound is very good for a recording like this, and the additional argentinien singers perform very well also. Although those two singers may have about 30 discs each one, the selection here is still interesting, with some of the most popular songs from both. If you like either Silvio, Pablo, or both, and want all the discs in your collection, then buy this one. If you don't have this one, you won't miss too much this record. It has pretty much the same musical structure arrengments than the original songs, with 2 exceptions, Ojala y Oleo de Mujer con sombrero.
Spanish: Este disco tiene una seleccion de canciones acertada, diria yo, tomando el larguisimo numero de canciones que tienen Silvio y Pablo. Musicalmente, creo que no aporta mayor cosa, pero si tienes que tener todas las versiones de todas las canciones, pues compralo, no te arrepentiras, aunque no estara en tu lista de favoritos, creo yo, porque no tiene mayor valor agregado. Los cantantes invitados argentinos cantan una cancion cada uno, con resultados variados.

Breathtaking.......2005-07-27

La rendicion vocal de Silvio Rodriguez en "Por quien merece
amor" junto a su inmortal guitarra es mi pieza favorita de
este hermoso y conmovedor cd. Como el nadie pero Pablo
Milanes te despierta del sueno con su propia propuesta igual
de digna. Los argentinos Leon Gieco, Victor Heredia y demas
completan la mision de volver a los oyentes pedazos. Altamente
recomendado.

oxxy.......2005-06-03

de este album,desgraciadamente lo mutilaron,le quitaron entre otras cosas una exelente participacion de PIERO"para el pueblo" se los puedo decir porque yo tengo una copia anterior a esta en la cual se hace notar todo con lo que este concierto conto.

Average customer rating: Nice intro to opera Selection for the Ages

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Opera for Everyone Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Delibes, Leo | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Offenbach, Jacques | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rossini, Gioacchino | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Freni, Mirella | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Sutherland, Joan | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Troyanos, Tatiana | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy-My Favorite Showstoppers Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Love Duets Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Love Songs Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Moments Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy: My Favorite Puccini ASIN: B00000424Z Release Date: 1994-08-23

Tracks:

1. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile
2. Rigoletto: Quartet: Bella Figlia Dell'Amore
3. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
4. Turandot: Messun Dorma! - nessun dorma
5. Madame Butterfly: Un bel di
6. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
7. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla
8. La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz Song
9. Aida: Celeste Aida - Aida
10. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus
11. Pagliacci: Vestil La Giubba
12. The Barber Of Seville: Largo Al Factotum
13. Carmen: Toreador Song - Carmen
14. Luci Di Lammermoor: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento
15. Lakme: Flower Duet
16. Tosca: E Lucevan Le stelle - Tosca
17. The Elixir of Love: Una Furtiva Lagrima
18. La rondine: Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta
19. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour

Amazon.com

This collection is chock full of some of opera's juiciest moments, sung by some of opera's greatest voices. Many are familiar whether you know their names: The elegant Barcarolle from Les Contes d'Hoffmann, the lazy, hazy soprano-mezzo "flower" duet from Lakme, the boastful "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, and the "Toreador Song" from Carmen sound like tunes from our subconscious by now; one could say the same about "Musetta's Waltz" and the other Bohème excerpts, as well as Figaro's rousing aria from The Barber of Seville. But the gorgeous quartet from Rigoletto's last act, as sung here by Pavarotti, Sutherland, Milnes, and Tourangeau will enchant, as well, the sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor is dazzling, and if you don't know the "Sogno di Doretta" from Puccini's La Rondine, you're in for a beautiful treat. An aria from Tosca with Pavarotti will bring tears to your eyes. A truly fine anthology. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Nice intro to opera.......2002-11-09

Being somewhat of a novice to opera, I found this c.d. to have a nice variety and be easy to listen to. I'm not saying it's the absolute best rendition of every song (which is pretty subjective anyway) but I actually like every piece on it -- rare for a compilation. Overall, I'd say it's great for someone who just likes listening to beautiful music and singing, as well a good jumping off point for those looking for an opera to delve more deeply into. Pretty good for kids and the opera shy as well -- nothing too harsh, screechy or challenging. My 2.5 yr old loves it.

Selection for the Ages.......2000-02-22

This is indeed a marvelous selection of beautiful Opera, both for the beginner and for the well-listened veteran. Pavarotti makes wonderful choices from the world of Opera, and brings it home to the listener. The arias are breathtaking, and are recognizable to nearly all people. This CD is perfect for the listener of any age, and the buyer of this certainly won't be disappointed!

Average customer rating: ... silvio!!! El mejor travador Silvio is Magic and is poetry Not the one I wanted This cd is very good

Unicornio Silvio Rodriguez Manufacturer: Spartacus Discos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dias y Flores Causas Y Azares En Vivo en Argentina Mujeres Oh Melancolia ASIN: B00005J9C0 Release Date: 2001-04-06

Tracks:

1. Por Quien Merece Amor
2. Gaviota
3. Son Desangrado
4. Pioneros
5. Hoy Mi Deber
6. Primera Mentira
7. Cancirgente Para Nicaragua
8. Sol No da de Beber
9. Maza
10. Unicornio

Album Details

Digitally Remastered of the 1995 Album from the Cuban Singer/Songwriter Whose Tender Balladry Offshoots his Hard-edged, Politically-slanted Lyrics. A Spearhead of the Nueva Trova (New Ballad) Style of Nueva Cancion (New Song), Rodriguez Masterfully Blends Romantic Tunes with Protest Material Condemning Colonization and the Tyranny that Swept Through Latin America in the Late '60s and Early '70s.

Customer Reviews:

... silvio!!!.......2007-01-06

No hay mucho que decir, me encanta, sobre todo "La primera mentira", "La maza", y "El sol no da de beber"... "Unicornio (o Noticia): un clásico de clásicos,
así que es una buena opción, sólo que no lo recomendaría para quien quiera empezar a escuchar el trabajo de Silvio

El mejor travador.......2006-11-10

Pura poesía. Silvio es inigualable. Este CD tiene canciones muy buenas como: "Gaviota", "Canción Urgente Para Nicaragua" (que se acaba de poner de moda nuevamente), "La Maza" y "Unicornio."

Silvio is Magic and is poetry.......2004-09-30

...but who could buy a Silvio Rodriguez' Album hoping to find a song by Cecilia Noel? You would be the worst buyer ever. If you buy this Album, you'll enjoy Silvio's melodies that are almost magic. He is an outstanding guitarrist, he has an extraordinay dramatic sese and emotional range. But if you could understand spanish, you might understand his lyrics that actually are not simple. It is just poesy. You'll enjoy the CD twice. And It is not a personal opinion, it is Ernesto Sabato's.

Not the one I wanted.......2004-08-19

Saw the BMW film, love the song but can't find it anywhere. If anyone know where I can get the song Unicornio sung by Cecilia Noel(not Silvio Rodriguez), please email me at cmike620@excite.com.

This cd is very good.......2004-05-19

warning to all who saw the BMW flim "the follow" this song unicornio is not sung by Cecilia Noel who sings it in the movie it is sung by Silvio Rodriguez. Who does a good job but not as good as she does in the movie. So if you dont want to be disapointed do not buy this cd. but saying that, the cd is good and finding her version is really hard.

Average customer rating: EXQUISITA MANERA DE SENTIR AL GENERO QUE REUNE LA MADRE QUE TE DIO VIDA Y LA HEMBRA QUE ESTA EN TU CAMA..... silvio es silvio

Mujeres Silvio Rodríguez Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dias y Flores Unicornio Causas Y Azares Al Final De Este Viaje Triptico, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000268CW0 Release Date: 2004-10-11

Tracks:

1. Mujeres
2. En Estos D
3. Ya No Te Espero
4. Quago Ahora?
5. R
6. Te Doy una Canci
7. Cierta Historia de Amor
8. A D Van?
9. Hoy No Quiero Estar Lejos de la Casa y el bol
10. Esto No Es una Eleg
11. Aceitunas
12. Y Nada M

Album Details

Digitally Remastered. Originally Released in 1978.

Customer Reviews:

EXQUISITA MANERA DE SENTIR AL GENERO QUE REUNE LA MADRE QUE TE DIO VIDA Y LA HEMBRA QUE ESTA EN TU CAMA............2006-11-27

NADA PUEDE SER MAS CRUDO, FRAGIL Y DELICADO QUE ESTE PUÑADO DE CANCIONES DE SILVIO....MUJERES....DESCRIPTAS, LLORADAS, SUFRIDAS, CELEBRADAS, GOZADAS...POCOS HAN PODIDO ALBERGAR TAMAÑO CAUDAL DE SENSIBILIDAD EN UNA OBRA INIGUALABLE....SI NO LO CONOCES, CONSEGUILO Y ABANDONATE A LA ESCUCHA DE UNA MUSICA PODEROSA,REVOLUCIONARIA Y SIEMPRE VIVA..CALIENTE COMO CUALQUIER HEMBRA DESEADA.

silvio es silvio.......2006-06-03

lastima que amazon no deje escuchar ninguna de las obras de uno de los mayores exponentes de nuestra cultura como lo es silvio,en particular esta que no deja nada que desear hojala que en el futuro esto cambie........................

Average customer rating: A good introduction for those who are not purists! A good CD to start listening Silvio Rodriguez "Silvio Light" Sólo punto de partida Don't buy this one

Cuba Classics, Vol. 1: Canciones Urgentes Silvio Rodriguez Manufacturer: Luaka Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: En Vivo en Argentina Dias y Flores Unicornio Mujeres Causas Y Azares ASIN: B0000DB51Q Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Suee Una Noche de Verano
2. Causas y Azares
3. Como Esperando Abril
4. Playa Gir
5. Canto Arena
6. Maza
7. Cancirgente Para Nicaragua
8. Sueon Serpientes
9. Unicornio [Live]
10. Nuestro Tema
11. No Hachen Falta Alas
12. O Melancolia

Customer Reviews:

A good introduction for those who are not purists!.......2007-06-20

Unfortunately, the great Silvio Rodríguez is virtually unknown outside the Spanish-speaking world. Aware of that, I've recently started giving presents of this sampler to friends who have never heard of him, . . . and some of them have subsequently gone on to buy one or another of his classic albums. Of course, no compilation could ever do justice to the wide range of his oeuvre, but this gem of a collection is a good start for those who otherwise might never be aware of this great genius.

A good CD to start listening Silvio Rodriguez.......2006-08-12

I have many CD from Silvio Rodriguez. If you are like me, we both don't need a review. Looking at song listing is enough to know. Buy, if you are looking for only one Silvio Rodriguez's CD, i recommend this one. Many people only want a single CD from an artist, others want star with one, and after a while, return for more. In both cases, this CD is for them.

I recomend pass reviews below for people who are looking for 5 or 6 CD from Silvio Rodriguez. After all, probably if you are one from those, you already have this CD. Finally, pass reviews forget to mention "Días y Flores", it is a "must to have" CD in a Silvio Rodriguez basic colection.

"Silvio Light".......2006-02-21

I have to agree wholeheartedly with the review of this CD by Antonio Rioseco. This CD is for marketing Silvio to the gringo. It has the 'de rigueur' revolutionary songs like " Cancion urgente para Nicaragua" & "Playa Giron" but it is far from the essence of this singer/songwriter. I suggest exploring his triptychs (Triptico 1, 2, 3 and Silvio, Rodriguez and Dominguez). My favorites are the second ones in each series (Triptico 2 y Rodriguez) which include some of his best poems put to music. I love "Llover sobre mojado" & "El tiempo esta a favor de los pequenos" and Rodriguez's "Casiopea". So don't go for the Silvio Light go for something more filling.

Sólo punto de partida.......2005-11-03

Esta compilación puede considerarse como un punto de partida, pero no el mejor, ni el más representativo. Este disco está enfocado al mundo angloparlante, por lo que las canciones que contiene dan cuenta más de la música cubana que de las líricas de Silvio, las que la mayoría de las veces van acompañadas unicamente de guitarra acústicas y con ritmos sencillos.
Sin embargo es una buena forma de acercar a quienes no hablan nuestro idioma al increíble universo musical de Rodríguez. Además la edición es muy buena, y contiene las letras en ambas lenguas y con una biografía del trovador.

Don't buy this one.......2005-10-06

Cuban "trova" music has suffered a lot because of the compilations. They tend to reduce the music to "hits". And this compilation represents that manipulation (I dont care if it comes from Byrne or whatever) for Silvio Rodriguez music. If you want to really enjoy Rodriguez begin by his old albums (Al final de este viaje, Unicornio, Mujeres, etc). You can follow to the 80s big albums (especially "Triptico"), and then probably you will like to try the 90s solo work ("Silvio", "Rodriguez", "Dominguez") Trova is not about hits. Get the albums. Dont by this one, you will loose your money.

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